Comments on: The 2009 GWA Symposium in Raleigh, NC: A Yankee’s Waking Dream http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2009/10/02/the-2009-gwa-symposium-in-raleigh-nc-a-yankees-waking-dream/ Hardy plants for hardy souls Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:48:32 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Colchicum Design Ideas from Montrose Gardens — Cold Climate Gardening http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2009/10/02/the-2009-gwa-symposium-in-raleigh-nc-a-yankees-waking-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-63653 Colchicum Design Ideas from Montrose Gardens — Cold Climate Gardening Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:36:01 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=3860#comment-63653 [...] was very happy to find these colchicums blooming at Montrose Gardens. Since so many of these southern plants were unfamiliar, stumbling across these flowering bulbs was sort of like meeting up with your next door neighbor [...] [...] was very happy to find these colchicums blooming at Montrose Gardens. Since so many of these southern plants were unfamiliar, stumbling across these flowering bulbs was sort of like meeting up with your next door neighbor [...]

]]> By: Ilona http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2009/10/02/the-2009-gwa-symposium-in-raleigh-nc-a-yankees-waking-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-63619 Ilona Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:15:38 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=3860#comment-63619 Loved this post :) I was just in the South, too. Wish I had seen more of the personal gardens of the area, but that is one highlight of the garden related conference that you attended... looks like you saw some of the best. We gardeners have our own cultural cliches: "the grass is always greener..." or in the case of the pictures of your post: "always bigger"??? .-= Ilona´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IlonasGarden/~3/dGd3TBR-sCE/" rel="nofollow">Garden: Fail</a> =-. Loved this post :) I was just in the South, too. Wish I had seen more of the personal gardens of the area, but that is one highlight of the garden related conference that you attended… looks like you saw some of the best.
We gardeners have our own cultural cliches: “the grass is always greener…” or in the case of the pictures of your post: “always bigger”???
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]]> By: Kathy Purdy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2009/10/02/the-2009-gwa-symposium-in-raleigh-nc-a-yankees-waking-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-63577 Kathy Purdy Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:32:49 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=3860#comment-63577 Considering how well you do humor yourself, that is high praise indeed. Considering how well you do humor yourself, that is high praise indeed.

]]> By: Daffodil Planter http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2009/10/02/the-2009-gwa-symposium-in-raleigh-nc-a-yankees-waking-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-63576 Daffodil Planter Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:23:34 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=3860#comment-63576 This was hilarious--thank you for the morning laughs! .-= Daffodil Planter´s last blog ..<a href="http://daffodilplanter.blogspot.com/2009/09/capitol-bees.html" rel="nofollow">Capitol Bees</a> =-. This was hilarious–thank you for the morning laughs!
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]]> By: Cindy, MCOK http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2009/10/02/the-2009-gwa-symposium-in-raleigh-nc-a-yankees-waking-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-63565 Cindy, MCOK Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:21:54 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=3860#comment-63565 I battle weeds and fire ants year round down here on my corner of Katy ... your cold climate does give you some advantages in those areas! Not only are blooms bigger in colder climates, but the colors are much richer and more intense. North Carolina had a lot of familiar plants but they also had a lot that were new to me. It always amazes me to visit a different cold/heat hardiness zone and see the similarities/differences. I battle weeds and fire ants year round down here on my corner of Katy … your cold climate does give you some advantages in those areas! Not only are blooms bigger in colder climates, but the colors are much richer and more intense. North Carolina had a lot of familiar plants but they also had a lot that were new to me. It always amazes me to visit a different cold/heat hardiness zone and see the similarities/differences.

]]> By: Katie http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2009/10/02/the-2009-gwa-symposium-in-raleigh-nc-a-yankees-waking-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-63559 Katie Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:09:04 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=3860#comment-63559 True. We can't really grow delphinium as anything other than an annual here, and I miss growing 7 ft. tall specimens. .-= Katie´s last blog ..<a href="http://thegardenofwords.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/but-its-so-hard-to-be-quiet/" rel="nofollow">But it’s so HARD to be quiet!</a> =-. True. We can’t really grow delphinium as anything other than an annual here, and I miss growing 7 ft. tall specimens.
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]]> By: Kathy Purdy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2009/10/02/the-2009-gwa-symposium-in-raleigh-nc-a-yankees-waking-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-63558 Kathy Purdy Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:13:54 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=3860#comment-63558 Barbara, check out my <a href="http://www.coldclimategardening.com/tag/rosemary/" rel="nofollow">various blog posts on rosemary</a> before you buy. Some cultivars are more amenable to indoor culture than others. Barbara, check out my various blog posts on rosemary before you buy. Some cultivars are more amenable to indoor culture than others.

]]> By: Barbara Bell http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2009/10/02/the-2009-gwa-symposium-in-raleigh-nc-a-yankees-waking-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-63557 Barbara Bell Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:56:58 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=3860#comment-63557 I was amazed at the size of the rosemary, too. I could smell it on my fingers for hours afterwards and wished I could grow it in my garden. This year I may try a potted one, Kathy. Several years ago I made my only trip to Los Angeles and visited a friend there. The size of Jade plants used as shrubs in the landscape blew my mind. And to see real lemons the size of grapefruit on a tree in her backyard was mind-boggling - I'd only ever seen them in the supermarket and they were tiny! But the really astounding landscape is in Alaska. There are amazing gardens in Alaska and the most intrepid gardeners you'll ever meet. Because there are nearly 24 hours of daylight in their very short spring and summer, the vegetables and flowers grow enormous. Queen Anne's lace on the roadside, was as big as a dinner plate. They have a State Fair, and the pumpkin competition is like nothing we see here in New York! But we do have nice roses. ;) Barbara I was amazed at the size of the rosemary, too. I could smell it on my fingers for hours afterwards and wished I could grow it in my garden. This year I may try a potted one, Kathy.

Several years ago I made my only trip to Los Angeles and visited a friend there. The size of Jade plants used as shrubs in the landscape blew my mind. And to see real lemons the size of grapefruit on a tree in her backyard was mind-boggling – I’d only ever seen them in the supermarket and they were tiny!

But the really astounding landscape is in Alaska. There are amazing gardens in Alaska and the most intrepid gardeners you’ll ever meet. Because there are nearly 24 hours of daylight in their very short spring and summer, the vegetables and flowers grow enormous. Queen Anne’s lace on the roadside, was as big as a dinner plate. They have a State Fair, and the pumpkin competition is like nothing we see here in New York!

But we do have nice roses. ;)
Barbara

]]> By: cityslipper (social marketing strategies) http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2009/10/02/the-2009-gwa-symposium-in-raleigh-nc-a-yankees-waking-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-63542 cityslipper (social marketing strategies) Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:17:16 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=3860#comment-63542 Having grown up in Ithaca, NY, I've marveled at the enormous difference in seasons you see just 150 miles farther south. Sadly, I live on a demarcation zone between where rosemary survives the winter and where it dies in the cold. As you've observed: when it survives, it can grow quite large within a few years. .-= cityslipper (social marketing strategies)´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.websocialmarketingstrategies.com/social-marketing-strategies/your-company-name-on-social-networks" rel="nofollow">Your Company Name on Social Networks</a> =-. Having grown up in Ithaca, NY, I’ve marveled at the enormous difference in seasons you see just 150 miles farther south. Sadly, I live on a demarcation zone between where rosemary survives the winter and where it dies in the cold. As you’ve observed: when it survives, it can grow quite large within a few years.
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]]> By: Susan aka Miss R http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2009/10/02/the-2009-gwa-symposium-in-raleigh-nc-a-yankees-waking-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-63540 Susan aka Miss R Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:31:01 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=3860#comment-63540 Hilarious. This year in my zone 6 gardens plants recieved soooooo much water that they are taller than normal also--but nothing like the castor beans. They made me feel like I was in Jack and the Beanstalk. I do wish I could have a rosemary hedge like the one that I saw in Chapel Hill the day I left though. Hilarious. This year in my zone 6 gardens plants recieved soooooo much water that they are taller than normal also–but nothing like the castor beans. They made me feel like I was in Jack and the Beanstalk. I do wish I could have a rosemary hedge like the one that I saw in Chapel Hill the day I left though.

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